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On 16 Nov 98, at 9:25, James MacNaughton wrote: > I was going to put T3 discs on a T1 years ago, and (thankfully, I'm glad I > didn't butcher a good T3) the roadblock I ran into was that the disc setup > needed a different splitter. The splitter controls the amount of brake > fluid that goes to the front/rear wheels. The way VW does this is to change the bore diameters in the calipers and cylinders. Some cars use a proportioning valve, but this is only if the correct ratios can't be achieved easily with reasonable bores, as in the 914, or if the weight distribution is likely to change with load, as in a pickup or station wagon. Jim - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------- Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/